Found 2 items, similar to girasol.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: girasol
girasol
n 1: an opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors [syn:
fire opal]
2: tall perennial with hairy stems and leaves; widely
cultivated for its large irregular edible tubers [syn:
Jerusalem artichoke
,
Jerusalem artichoke sunflower,
Helianthus tuberosus
]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: girasol
Opal
\O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,
stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to
quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The
precious opal presents a peculiar play of colors
of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One
kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,
is called the
harlequin opal. The
fire opal has
colors like the red and yellow of flame.
Common opal
has a milky appearance.
Menilite is a brown impure
variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near
Paris. Other varieties are
cacholong,
girasol,
hyalite, and
geyserite.
[1913 Webster]